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Well since you just caught a swarm, my guess would be that the flow in your area is strong enough that you can stop feeding at this point.  Your girls have almost two boxes drawn out now, so they should have enough comb to do what they need to do.  In my opinion, that is a major reason to feed a new nuc/package, so they can draw the comb they need for the hive to function, especially since there may not be a nectar flow on naturally.  Whereas swarms come with bees primed to draw, so they don't need the extra boost.       
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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Re: This Girl has the JP//Schawee Touch!
« Last post by The15thMember on Today at 01:37:42 pm »
JP not only has long hair, but a beard as well!  Nearly his whole head is covered in hair!  :shocked: His  videos look very realistic to me. (From Start To Finish) :wink: :cheesy:

In fact it is because of, and through his videos I gained information for doing my own cutouts to obtain bees.  Plus he is the one who suggested to me that I join a beeforum since I knew little about bees.; And why I am here at beemaster today.
But that's actually kind of the point I'm making.  JP is a professional with many, many years of experience, and his videos have high educational value and are sometimes 30 minutes long or more.  This girl has literally posted 4 videos on her channel in 4 years, and the rest is just shorts in which almost all of the process of the removal has been edited out for time so you can't really learn anything about the removal process anyway.  I did skim through her longest video and her proficiency with a larger colony looked dubious to me.  She had the homeowners sitting nearby on lawn chairs and they fled when one of them got stung.  When she removed the wall and exposed the colony and it was more than she had bargained for, she just stood there for a minute and some guy, who supposedly had no experience but she was letting help "against her better judgment", kind of stepped in and took over with the wall.  Nothing about her looked like she knew what she was doing in this moment, whereas JP exudes nothing but confidence.  Everything about this girl's videos are just entertainment, meant for people to consume in a minute or two and move on.  Which is fine, but it's not comparable to the value of JP's channel (which I really need to watch more of).             
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Tea Tree Oil
« Last post by kiran41 on Today at 11:05:14 am »
"Natural Essence" and "Essential Oil" for tea tree oil are likely the same. Both are concentrated plant extracts. Check the brand website or ingredient list (look for "Melaleuca alternifolia") to be sure.

Important: Tea tree oil can be toxic, **never use it on bees without a vet's advice**. Consult a bee veterinarian for safe nosema treatment options.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by BeeMaster2 on Today at 09:35:18 am »
Ben,
The ant bait is Terro. This one.
https://a.co/d/gZ6hKgm
Yes, I have lost several hives to Carpenter Ants. Until I found out about Terro, I would bee killing every ant in the hive and their eggs trying to get rid of them. When they get strong in numbers they will kill a hive. They are really a problem when I have my bees on the trailer in Jacksonville and I?m not there to check on them. I usually set baits at the wheels or jack stands where they can get on the trailer.

I also have had small ants, some micro ants live in my hives but they are not a problem.
Jim Altmiller
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OK, after reading several different thoughts on when to stop, I still don't know so I'll see what the thoughts are these days.

Got my nuc on April 14 and have been feeding them all along. For a short bit, feeding slowed but right now, they're drinking it like drunken sailors. I gave them six cups of syrup on Sunday and it's gone already. Hive is thriving, tulip poplars are in full bloom and abundant around here but they are still building wax. What to do?
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Les,
I thought you were working in a small creek not a river. 😆
I figured if you found the right rock and with a shovel you dig a hole under the down stream side it would tend to catch heavy material.  Just how many gold prospectors do you have working your area?

Jim Altmiller
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That?s tough Nigel, it?s good you found the problem!
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2nd Honey extraction of the season today and my darn extractor stops working. Electric motor won't turn the cage.  Rang the place I bought it from "can I bring in for repair", basically told no, we are far too busy with the likes of you who spent a grand on a big extractor.....customer service nil.....
Fortunately I know one of the guys who works there so rang him direct and he was able to diagnose what the problem probably was, the top bearing. To get at it spent entire morning stripping everything apart to just to get to bearing, and yup it was seized. It was a right ???? to get off.
Thank goodness for Amazon prime a pair of bearings ordered to arrive tomorrow, ?7.....
A new extractor would now set me back 1400 quid.
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Couldn?t you just put a traffic cone in it and claim it? :cheesy:
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